Ragnaroc Mine

The Ragnaroc Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ragnaroc Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.4675, -111.27361

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Ragnaroc Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ragnaroc Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1904
Time Period: 1890-1904
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 0.3 Oz Au Per Ton, 7 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And Minor Pb.


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION UNCERTAIN; NEAR AUSTERLITZ MINE IN SECTION 36. INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY IS FLAT, SHALLOW, QUARTZ VEINLETS AND STRINGERS AND SHOWS STRONG PYRITIZATION; FRACTURE FILLING AND REPLACEMENT.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPERATIONS


References

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 191, P. 69.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): KNIGHT, L.H. 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.


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